Re: Help--Pic of 's new band

[Guest guest]

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There is lots of posts and I can't keep up.

There is one possibility why your helmet will not fit on the

headsicle. Different varities of helmets have extra foam added to

catch the bump in the back of the head. It is the occipital

protruberance(sp??) Also , depending on how the cast is made it may

be longer than your child's due to the fact when the mould was

complete the neck area was not done. Some orthotists have different

casting methods. I am not saying this is the case, I remember trying

to put Ben's band on his headsicle and could not due to the extra

foam........some helmets even have a bar of foam that catches the

nape of the neck to prevent tilting and rotation.

Sponagle

> > ---other people on the list have said the same thing. How

can

> you tell it is too tight? It sure feels like his head is in a

vice.

> But by seeing the photo---what do you see? I need to have some

> ammunition on Monday because the orthotist with 19 years of exp.

and

> 40 helmets under his belt thinks this is fine. My son hates it

and I

> don't think I can put it on his again. Of interest, he gave me

the

> headsickle as a little " gift " yesterday and for the life of me, I

> cannot even get the helmet on that thing.